19th century documents from the Peruvian asylum el Manicomio del Cercado
Scope & Content:
The collection has been organised into seven documentary series describing the administrative history of the Lima Asylum. These series, which are dated from the end of the 19th century, are the result of the process of organising and classifying eight books and three medical files with approxima...
Libros copiadores de notas e informes y correspondencia del Manicomio de Lima-(1888-1919)
Scope & Content:
The series consists of two copying and/or correspondence books from the Lima Insane Asylum, covering the years 1888 to 1919. The first book covers the period from January 1888 to 23 October 1899, while the second book covers the period from 24 October to 15 March 1919. Both books contain transcr...
Libro de correspondencia del Manicomio de Lima-(1899-1919)
Scope & Content:
The book contains handwritten transcriptions of the administrative letters from the years 1899 to 1919 of the Lima Insane Asylum. Some transcriptions are summaries of the original letters. The book continues in the month of October from the previous correspondence book and ends on 15 March 1919....
Libro de correspondencia del Manicomio de Lima 1905-1906
Scope & Content:
Between 1905 and 1906, the communications on the functions and services of the hospice registered the following information: the sending of monthly budgets and regular expenses, monthly reports on the movement of patients and medical statistics tables. The number and income collected from pensio...
Libro de estadística del movimiento general del Manicomio de Lima-(1888-1899)
Scope & Content:
Handwritten book that gives an account of the hospital movement of patients during the years 1888 to 1899 in the Lima Insane Asylum. The book registers approximately 1,200 people, detailing the date of admission and re-admission, the institution of reference (Family, Police, Hospitals, Asylums) ...
Libro de estadística del movimiento general del Manicomio de Lima-(1888-1899)
Scope & Content:
Handwritten book containing information on the admission and/or re-admission of patients to the Lima Insane Asylum during the years 1888 to 1899. The dates of admission, personal data such as age, occupation, race, place of birth, marital status and date of death are recorded. The names of the d...
Registro de Admisión de Mujeres del Manicomio de Lima (1859-1908/1915-1919)
Scope & Content:
The series is made up of two books that correspond to the register of women admitted to the Lima Asylum between 1859 and 1919. The first book covers the period from 1859 to 1908 while the second book corresponds to the years 1915 to 1919. Both books contain the personal data of patients such as ...